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Two bees or not two bees, that is the question
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Two bees or not two bees, that is the question

DNA barcodes associate male and female of an extremely sexually dimorphic bee

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This episode is based on a recent publication by K.S. Prendergast and J.B. Dorey: (2023) Xanthesma (Xenohesma) perpulchra and Xanthesma (Xasnthesma) brachycera are conspecific based on DNA barcodes. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 39: 1-10. The companion newsletter includes photos of males and females of X. brachycera, reproduced from Prendergast & Dorey and a hyperlink to their publication.

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